Resource Guide for Religious Studies

Books

The Library has many books, encyclopedias, atlases and dictionaries on the subject of religion. The Library's books are classified according to subject by the Dewey Decimal System. Browsing the shelves for books can be a good way to find books on similar topics.  The  100 to 199 range contain books on philosophy, and  the 200 to 299 range contain books on religion.

e-Reference Books available for Religious Studies.
 

Countries and Their Cultures.

Encyclopedia of Religion    

New Catholic Encyclopedia

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices


Print Periodicals and E-Journals

The Library subscribes to the following journals :

  • America

  • Catholic Digest

  • The Catholic Voice

  • First Things

  • National Catholic Report

  • U.S. Catholic

Online journals (online fulltext) that pertain to Religious Studies. can be found at

EBSCO MAS Ultra - School Edition
eLibrary Curriculum Edition

Academic Search Premier

Religion and Philosophy Collection

 

Carondelet Databases and Online Encyclopedias
 

These databases and encyclopedias may be especially useful for Religious Studies:

Encyclopædia Britannica Online
 

Daily Life Online 
 

EBSCO MAS Ultra - School Edition
 

eLibrary Curriculum Edition
 
Literary Reference Center
 
Newspaper Source Plus
 

NoveList
 

Points of View

Internet Sites

Catholic Sites of Interest

  • The official site of the Vatican in English.

  • Catechism of the Catholic Church

  • Diocese of Oakland

  • American-Catholic Online  

  • Catholic News Service

  • U.S. Catholic

  • U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops  

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    Sites with information on several religions  

  • Exploring Religions  

  • BBC Religion

  • The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

  • Internet Sacred Text Archive  

  • Philosophy Pages

  • Religion Statistics (Adherents.com) Statistics of membership in religions.

  • Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

  • Virtual Religion Index from Rutgers University
     

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